MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed with a source close to the event that the bout is expected but not finalized.

UFC on Versus 3 takes place March 3 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. It’s not known if Sakara vs. Weidman will retain its spot on the Versus-televised main card.

Sakara initially was slated to fight Maiquel Falcao and then Natal before the Weidman booking.

Sakara is anxious to get back in the cage and hopes to extend a recent three-fight win streak. With a bit of a career resurgence, the Italian striker has posted knockout wins over Joe Vedepo and James Irvin and a split-decision win over Thales Leites. Due to a mixture of scratched bouts, injuries and a family death, the UFC on Versus 3 bout will be just the third Sakara has had in the past 19 months.

Weidman is just two years into his pro MMA career, which has spent exclusively with the popular Northeast-based Ring of Combat organization. A two-time Division I All-American wrestler at Hofstra University, the native New Yorker owns a perfect 4-0 record that includes two knockout wins and a submission victory.